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OU on the BBC: China on Four Wheels

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 04 Sep 2012
By The OpenLearn team
Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani jump into the drivers' seats for two very different trips through China.
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European Day of Languages Quiz

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European Day of Languages Quiz
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 04 Sep 2012
Learn your 'ti' from your 'cha' with this quiz on different languages to celebrate the European Day of Languages (26 September)
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Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 23 Aug 2012
By Dr Qian Kan
Just like in other cultures, numbers have hidden meanings in Chinese culture too. Discover the philosophy behind the figures.
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Beginners’ Spanish: Food and drink

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Introductory Level Duration 6 hours Updated 24 May 2013
By The Open University
This unit will be of interest to those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish....
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Rundblick: Beginners' German

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Rundblick: Beginners' German
Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 24 May 2013
By The Open University
This introductory unit will help you to learn the basics of the German language by taking a journey through German-speaking countries. You will read and...
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Beginners' Chinese: Introducing yourself

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Introductory Level Duration 6 hours Updated 24 May 2013
By The Open University
This unit is a language unit that concentrates on Mandarin Chinese as a tool for communication, but also provides some insights into Chinese society and...
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BA (Honours) Humanities

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Duration 3600 hours Updated 20 May 2013
By The Open University
Combine different aspects of the arts – what people thought, made and practised – their meaning and values in the past and today in a...
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Reading classical Latin

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Intermediate Level Duration 300 hours Updated 27 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
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This beginners’ course teaches all you need to know about Latin vocabulary, grammar and language structures to start reading Roman writers in the original texts.This...
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Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

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Intermediate Level Duration 600 hours Updated 21 Mar 2013 Register by 09 Jan 2014
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Extend your Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge with this upper intermediate course, which includes a residential school in Spain (or online alternative).This is a...
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